Tit!

[br d]

Couldn't lock the car yesterday, no matter what I did it just beeped at me and refused to lock.
Tried moving it, opening and closing the doors, boot lid and engine cover and pushing every button I could find.
Rang Mclaren who put me through to Ben the tech guy. It was the little storage box between the seats, hadn't pressed it shut properly.

Simon told me specifically to watch out for this when I picked it up!
Idiot.

[mrloudly]

I'm sure mine locks but beeps to let you know it's not happy. Will try in the morning ;-)

[norm4n]

You utter tt, I never have that problem with my Land Rover defender

[cho]

The storage box is connected to the locking mechanism?!

[mrloudly]

cho said:

The storage box is connected to the locking mechanism?!

Yes ;-)

[AyBee]

cho said:

The storage box is connected to the locking mechanism?!

Assume for when the roof is down....

[mrloudly]

Mine will lock with the centre box open, but emits a long beep letting you know something's amiss.

[topjay]

I feel let down, was assuming someone had flashed you, should have bought the Lambo!, its like wall to wall.............Well men and childen really!

[Anjum]

So - other than this little niggle - how are you finding it?

[Scousefella]

Anjum said:

So - other than this little niggle - how are you finding it?

Don't ask him about the stitching.

[br d]

Scousefella said:

Anjum said:

So - other than this little niggle - how are you finding it?

Don't ask him about the stitching.

Well Anjum it's epic really, I am just starting to apply the pedal a little and the power is pretty serious. It feels considerably quicker that anything I've owned before so I'm going to have to take some time to adjust. It gets too much attention though. I'm used to it up to a point with my previous cars but this is another level (I suppose the bright orange doesn't help!), just about everywhere I pull up I will find myself answering lots of questions. Don't misunderstand me I'm happy to do it, I'm not a miserable sod, but it does happen all the time everywhere I go and does actually get in the way of getting things done!

Most common questions so far:
Is it an F1?
Is it a P1?
This car costs about a million pounds doesn't it mate?
I thought it had the seat in the middle?

And of course

How fast does it go?

Learned a couple of new things today. The windscreen washer is inside the wiper blade, who knew?
And don't use the windscreen washers while you're doing 60 with the drivers window open, unless you want a half pint of dirty detergent splashed all over your swanky Alcantara interior!

Edited by br d on Sunday 15th March 13:44

[mrloudly]

Look out in the wet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swaQkQvIp6s

[Scousefella]

mrloudly said:

Look out in the wet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swaQkQvIp6s

Blimey!!!

[moochofun]

br d said:

The windscreen washer is inside the wiper blade, who knew?

You've just reminded me that I need to adjust the scoosher on mine - the lower part of the window doesn't seem to get any spray at all....

[anonymous-user]

mrloudly said:

Look out in the wet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swaQkQvIp6s

You could hear the engine as the rear wheels were spinning up. Unfortunately too much right pedal and a wet road do not good bedfellows make with lot's of power.